The 2013 Miltown Beatdown continued last Wednesday and from the start, we all knew we were in for a strong battle all night. Pay Dirt Productions, James, Dece, Beat Houzing Group and Mike-A-Knight all came with beats that could have won any other night of the battle. But in the end, Pay Dirt Productions (the team of White Russian,Ricanstructka, Amiracle & Ivory) edged out James Dece in the final battle to take the crown for the evening. They move on to the finals Friday, May 3rd, with special guest DJ Shadow (get tickets here).

Check out some new music from Gerald Walker, Milwaukee's biggest MC that no one in Milwaukee knows about. He's been out in LA interviewing and working on some stuff, so mad shout outs to him. Here is a new joint from him produced by Kanye West and D. Dot. Yes. It's like that. So, enjoy this smooth track and when Believer's Never Die comes out next month, go get it!

We've told you so much about it and it's finally here. The final 8 producers battle it out for the championship with Young Guru as the special guest judge. Turner Hall, 8pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Just be there.| June 9, 2011»Read Full Blog Post

We've told you so much about it and it's finally here. The final 8 producers battle it out for the championship with Young Guru as the special guest judge. Turner Hall, 8pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Just be there.| June 9, 2011»Read Full Blog Post

All I have to say about last week's Miltown Beatdown Preliminary battle was... WHEW! Out of the eight battlers, six could have easily won it. So many heavy hitters we in the building and it was fun to see.

The scores, points and details can be found on the Miltown Beatdown site, sure. But check out what DJ Mad Hatter had to say himself about it directly.

Don't forget, the last preliminary battle is tomorrow at the Jackalope Loungj. The first beat drops at 10pm, but to get in, be there by 9pm. No cover, no dress code, 21+. | June 1, 2011

We've been telling you about the Miltown Beatdown, we've shown you pics, did a few write ups, but that wasn't good enough. We were finally able to talk to the man behind the madness, DJ Madhatter, about how this second preliminary battle went last night.

But for those of you at work pretending to read important news, we still have a write up for you. As for all the cool kids, just check out the video below.

A lot of new and diverse sounds came into play tonight. There was a wide variety of hip-hop styles like usual. But there were a handful dubstep, dance and pop style beats that held their own. This is what a producer battle needs to be. As one of my favorite DJ's, JDL, always says, "As long as it's funky, bring it". | May 20, 2011»Read Full Blog Post

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